Svetska slava polni trava.

English translation: worldly fame [is worth as much as the lowly] field grass

23:42 Apr 9, 2002

Czech to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Czech term or phrase: Svetska slava polni trava.

This is a Czech proverb.

Alfred Zonzel

English translation:worldly fame [is worth as much as the lowly] field grass

Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-04-13 12:32:05 (GMT)
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Hmm. So you want a quotable? How about this, home-made:

\'Wordly fame, indeed, is in the field mere weed.\'

Hey, call me poetic . . .

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worldly fame [is worth as much as the lowly] field grass

Zenny Sadlon

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Fame is nothing but an empty name. / Fame like man - turns white.

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worldly fame [is worth as much as the lowly] field grass

Zenny Sadlon
Local time: 08:15
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Fame is nothing but an empty name. / Fame like man - turns white.

Explanation:
These are English proverbs equivalent in meaning to Czech "Svetska slava polni trava."

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